Nutritional Counseling

Nutrition is one of the most important factors before, during and after bariatric surgery. You will need to adjust to a life style change that incorporates heart healthy meal plans. To aid you in this significant transition, the SC Obesity Surgery Center has a specific nutritional program to meet the needs of our patients.

Meal Planning

Throughout your weight loss journey, meal planning is essential in order for you to maximize your success. Therefore, you will meet with our dedicated bariatric dietician prior to surgery, during your hospital stay, and post-operatively to discuss your needs on an individual basis.

Our program provides meal plans that vary based upon the stage of your journey: pre-operative, immediate post-operative, after adjustable band fills and long term health maintenance.

You will change not only what you eat, how you eat. We will provide guidelines to help you develop appropriate eating behavior. It is important to follow these guidelines so that you will minimize unnecessary discomfort, or urgent visits to our office.

Vitamin, Supplements and Nutritional Products

We encourage all patients to take vitamins on a daily basis and will assist you in determining which one may be best for you. Vitamin & mineral levels will be monitored on a regular basis.

Our dietician is available to discuss protein supplementation. For your convenience, a variety of high-protein nutritional products are available for purchase in our office.

Weight Loss Journal

This is a free on line weight loss journal on our website (ADD URL). You will be able to track your weight loss, log your meals, track your exercise activity, monitor blood sugar levels & blood pressure and set attainable weight loss goals. Additionally, by downloading your own photos, you will be able to visualize your transformation via our picture carousel. This service is free to our patients and available seven days per week, twenty four hours per day. It has been shown that patients who utilize these types of tools are more likely to be successful than those who do not.